Relieved Fr O’Neill’s stay up after thriller with Erin's Own

A game to decide who would finish in third place in Group 1 of the Co-op Superstores Cork PSHC may seem like nothing. But it was clear to Fr O’Neill’s that it meant everything.

Declan Dalton scored 1-9 for Fr O'Neill's. Picture: Eddie O'Hare

Cork Premier SHC: Fr O’Neill’s 3-19 Erin’s Own 4-14 

Twenty minutes after the final whistle blew in Killeagh this afternoon, they were still there. Soaking it in, replaying the key moments, laughing, joking reveling in just being together. Erin’s Own had long trudged off, crestfallen, the tanks empty after giving everything in a thrilling game of hurling. They’ll have to go again against Newtownshandrum in the relegation playoff in a fortnight. Come what may, they’ll be there or thereabouts. They always are.